Sunday, July 31, 2011

Who's Sitting on the Fence?

So, we put flyer's and a cheesy For Sale By Owner sign in the front yard. I updated pictures on Zillow under a Make Me Move listing. It is also on Craig's List. We have had quite a few calls....ALL from Realtor's! They all want to list our home. One woman in particular had a very persuasive approach as to why we needed someone to represent us in selling our home. She sold us, we were going to list with her. Saturday Jerry and I went out for a drive to see if there were any open houses that appealed to us. We are looking for a single story in an area that has mostly two story homes. We came home a little disappointed in what is available. There are so many foreclosures and short sales flooding the market. We are a little worried that if we sell our home, will we be able to find our next home in a timely manor? What will we have to do to make it feel like home? Will it be trashed by the previous owner? So many questions...so uncertain! So, I called the Realtor and cancelled our meeting for tomorrow night. We are not quite ready to pay the commissions required for representing our sale, it's a big chunk of money! Yes...I am on the fence.....but it's my fence, and I feel so relieved to be staying put. I'm not sure how long we will stay, but today I'm totally fine with it!

4 comments:

Kayla said...

Exactly....Its your fence and your pace. What your doing is exciting and scary all at the same time! Good Luck! I hope when things happen that everything goes perfectly!

Melissa said...

Good for you Jan! Take your time...the right thing will happen when you're ready! Good luck!

EVALYN said...

you will find a house that is perfect and all you have to do bring all the kids and grandkids over and your new place will feel like home...

Amy said...

Glad you are on the fence (because I do LOVE your home!) it's always better to go slow than regret later :). Good luck making a decision!